The TransAm Eastern Express Connector - Westbound Map Set #4 LaCygne, KS to Iola, KS 58.5 Miles / Cumulative Climbing: 1,420 PART #1 LaCYGNE TO, KS CYCLING NARRATIVE: BE AWARE: There are no services in the first 30 miles from LaCygne to Garnett, KS 0.0 Leaving LaCygne from the intersection of Market St./SR 152 and 4th Street, ride west on Market St./SR 152 5.0 T/L following SR 152 6.0 T/R following SR 152 8.4 Ride straight across SR 7, and the route becomes W. 2100th Road 13.5 Town of Parker (no services) 14.4 T/L and immediately T/R to remain on W. 2100th Road Begin 5 miles of unpaved road CYCLING NARRATIVE (cont.): 16.5 T/L onto Baskerville Road 19.5 T/R onto W. 1800th Road 22.0 T/L onto NE Virginia Road 23.0 T/R onto NE 1700 25.5 B/R onto NE 1750 Road 30.0 B/L and immediately B/R across US 169, and the route becomes East 4th Avenue Enter the town of Garnett 31.2 T/L onto the Prairie Spirit Rail-Trail at the intersection with Main Street You will be on this trail for the remaining 27.5 miles of today s ride to Iola W 2100 th LA CYGNE SR 152 BASKERVILLE PARKER NE 1700 NE 1750 UNPAVED The online file for this day s ride is at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18932464 Frank Moritz Updated 06/24/2018 Maps & Profiles Ride with GPS
PART #2,KS DETAIL MAP RESTAURANTS & FAST FOOD TO LAKE PARK LIBRARY POST OFFICE FOURTH STREET HOSPITAL INN, SUITES & RV PARK GROCERY STORE
PART #3 TO IOLA, KS CYCLING NARRATIVE (cont.): 31.2 Continue south on the Prairie Spirit Trail 39.7 Town of Welda 40.4 Trail goes through a tunnel under US 169 47.8 Town of Colony 51.0 Trail goes through a tunnel under US 169 53.3 Village of Carlyle (no services) 56.4 Enter the town of Iola Trail crosses Austin Road, and paved surface resumes 57.0 Trail crosses Miller Road -- Wal-Mart is 2 blocks west on Miller Rd. 57.6 Trail crosses N. State Street (America s Best Value Inn is here) 58.5 Jct. of the trail with US 54 Iola RV Park is ¼ mile to the right -- Downtown Iola is to the left COLONY CARLYLE WELDA IOLA
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN PART #4 IOLA, KS DETAIL MAP BBQ IOLA RV PARK POST OFFICE MADISON AVE./US 54 LIBRARY MEAT MARKET & DELI SUPER 8 MOTEL
SERVICE DIRECTORY FOR CONNECTOR MAP SET #4 13.5 PARKER, KS One-Stop Convenience Store & Mini-Market (913-898-6211), on the route on the east end of town. 31.0, KS -- Campground at Lake Garnett Park. Contact City Hall (785-448-5496) to make reservations. Fourteen camping spots are located on the east side of Lake Garnett (adjacent golf course) with electric and water hookups. Sixteen camping spots with electric only hookups are located on the north side of the lake (near dam). A designated wilderness campsite (tent camping or no hookup) is also in the north side camping area. Park is 1.5 miles off-route north from 4 th Avenue. Dollar General Store (785) 448-6441), 308 N. Maple Street/US 59. Garnett Inn, Suites & RV Park (785-448-6800), 109 Prairie Plaza Pkwy. at US 169. Economy Inn (785-448-6816), 604 N. Maple Street/US 59. ½ mile off-route north. Trade Winds Bar & Grill (785-448-5856), 110 West 5 th Avenue. 39.5 WELDA, KS -- Community Country Store (785-448-0010), 22283 NW Yoder Road. Library Internet & Wi-Fi Hot Spot Info Iola Public Library 218 E Madison Avenue/US 54 Iola, KS 66749 620-365-3262 http://iola.mykansaslibrary.org/ US Post Office Iola, KS 120 West Street 66749 620-365-5622 Week Days 08:30AM 4:00PM Saturday 10:00AM NOON 48.0 COLONY, KS Colony Foods (620-852-3331), 214 Broad Street. Country Diner (620-852-3007), 214 W. Broad Street. 53.5 CARLYLE, KS [No Services] 58.5 IOLA, KS Iola RV Park & Storage (620-365-2200), 1327 US Hwy 54. Shower, laundry, tree-shaded tent sites. Wal-Mart Supercenter (620-365-6981), 2200 N. State Street at Miller Road. 2 blocks off-route. Best (perhaps only) source for groceries in town. America s Best Value Inn (620-365-5161), 1315 N. State Street. Right on the trail, where the trail crosses State Street. Super 8 Motel (620-365-3030), 200 Bills Way at jct. of US 54 and US 169. Bolling Meat Market & Deli (620-380-6328), 201 S. State Street. Dudley s Done-Right BBQ (620-228-1702), 315 N. State Street. Anderson County Hospital 421 S Maple Street Garnett, KS 66032 785-448-3131 Allen County Regional Hospital 3066 N. Kentucky Street Iola, KS 66749 620-365-1000